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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1965
Page
10
About 75 Logan residents heard Superintendent Dwight Diller call the Dec 7 six mill operating levy a stop gap while noting needs for buildings and future bonds. The LEAP meeting endorsed support, with committees formed to campaign for the measure amid budget gaps and state rules.
Logan Rotary honors the 1965 Chieftain football team and staff at a Logan High School banquet. Willis H. Edmund of Goodyear urged balance between inside and outside roles, criticized all American selections, and urged dedication and hard work to drive industry and community success.
A Logan jury acquitted Donald J. Young after 43 minutes deliberation on negligence while hunting charges linked to the Oct. 2 death of Ronald Nutt on a farm near Logan. Young, 28, faced a hunting without a license charge and had been jailed since Oct. 14.
Private William K. Woodgeard of Logan Route 1 has been assigned to Battery C 3d Missile Battalion of the 517th Artillery at Union Lake Michigan. He entered the Army in July 1965 and completed basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky. The 20 year old was a Logan High School graduate in 1962 and attended Ohio University Lancaster Branch.
Authorities alerted to destruction of 14 mail boxes in the Rock House and Laurelville vicinity. Hocking Sheriff Paul Hartman notified Sunday by Fred Fetheroff of Laurelville Route 2.
Mrs Grace Greene of Logan has had surgery at Wooster Community Hospital and has been a patient for six weeks in room 301.
Logan reports the Honey Fork Farm Bureau Council will hold a potluck supper at 6 30 p m on December 11 at Ewing Grange Hall with each family contributing. The November meeting was at the Griffith home with talks on Let's Reason Together and Labor Organized in U S A. Wallace Beck led a discussion on better farmer relations. Gifts were given to Mrs Wallace Beck and Mrs Ralph Masure for regular attendance. Beck has attended every meeting and served as secretary for seven years.
Federal investigators near completing on scene work into the November 8 jetliner crash near Cincinnati that killed 58 of 62 aboard the American Airlines Boeing 727. In Columbus a Franklin County jury deadlocks on death penalty retrial for a 16 year old in a robbery murder case. In Cincinnati volatile chemicals exploded on a railroad car near Crosley Field injuring seven and causing about 85000 in damage.
Southern Local Band Boosters meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in the high school. Busy Bee Class at Mid dleport First Baptist Church also 7 30 p m Thursday. Demonstration on holiday foods at Mid dleport Child Conservation League office. Adult education class session at Rutland High School 7 30 p m with typing shorthand and bookkeeping taught. Enrollment open to non residents of Northwestern District. Willing Workers Class at Enterprise EUB Church Thursday at Mrs James Will home. Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters 6 p m Thursday at the DAV Hall for annual Thanksgiving dinner. members to bring table service.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wood announce the birth of a son Lester Richard Jr at Hocking Valley Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. William Wood of Nelsonville Route 2. The Woods also have two other children, Letha Jane and Louise.
Police charge a hospital window washer in the basement apartment killing of 37 year old Emma Meadows. Meadows was beaten with a large blue vase. her 9 year old daughter Ivy Dosa survived with stab wounds and other injuries and was hospitalized in fair condition.
Meigs County Board of Commissioners agreed to accept bids on three trucks and on a tractor and mower for the next 10 days. Descriptions will be posted at the courthouse. The board also approved expenses for County Auditor Gordon Caldwell and County Recorder Eleanor Robson to attend their annual state conventions.
William I Koenecke son of Mr and Mrs William L Koenecke Ewington Route 1 has been promoted to airman second class in the U S Air Force He is an aircraft mechanic at Travis AFB Calif and serves in the Military Air Transport Service providing global air lift for the nation’s military forces.
Obituaries and funeral notices list services for Mrs. Mabel Nice 96 at Jagers and Sons in Athens with burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Other notices include Charley Y. Talbott 60 Chesterhill dying at Marietta Memorial Hospital and service at Fawcett Stone with burial in Chesterhill Cemetery. Jesse V. Shook 75 Chesterhill dies at home. service at Fawcett Stone. William Franklin Craige 71 Hurricane buried at Bancroft Shawn Cemetery after Mission Church service. Additional lines note survivors and service details across multiple local towns.
Multiple obituaries from Columbus and nearby towns list survivors and funeral details. Carl W. Love of Columbus with siblings in Ohio. Arlie Brimner of Logan, a retired insurance agent with church and Masonic ties. Anna A Kane of Jacksonville. Earl Jewett formerly of Nelsonville. Leonard C Mayle of Belpre. Bertha H Jackson of Middleport. Clara Belle Huffman Glancy of Logan. Floyd W Stiff of Murray City. Services scheduled at various funeral homes with burial in local cemeteries.
Funeral 2 p m Wednesday at Strong and Son funeral home Wilkesville with the Rev Orville Exline officiating Burial will be in Radcliff Cemetery Callers at the funeral home Graveside services held for the infant son of Albert and Julia Archer Black former Middleport residents who died in Boston Survivors include a sister Marilyn and grandmothers Mrs Margaret Archer Middleport and Mrs Albert Black Columbus
A reader letter from James F. Matheny of New Straitsville Route 1 rails against Poverty Gulch calling Murray City its real name and urging a fundraising push to revive the town. The note praises a family effort to restore the community and renaming it Murray City once on the map.
Logan Fire officials say the department handled several false alarm calls over the weekend. The latest event prompted Captain Courter to inspect the scene before dispatching units. A local Logan pizza shop also reported a large weekend order that turned out to be unfounded.
The director stressed coordination and leadership, not policy making by the committees. Hy man urged avoiding blind spots and pushing plans with real poverty impact, noting 70 percent of Title 2 funds for 1964 EOA have gone to schools. Today's Ohio conference opened five campus sessions with field specialists and officials from Ohio University and related institutes.
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